CHAI sessions at IAS 2023

This is the current list of sessions that CHAI is participating in at IAS 2023, taking place virtually and in-person from Brisbane, Australia, from July 23 to 26, 2023.

Please note that this page is continuously being updated as participants and sessions are confirmed. Presentation links will be updated when recordings are available, so check back regularly.

Satellite Sessions organized by CHAI

• Enabling the ecosystem to accelerate HIV treatment optimization
  • Sunday, July 23 at 9:30am AEST / Saturday, July 22 at 7:30pm EDT
  • CHAI Presenter: Carolyn Amole

• Self-testing and self-sampling interventions to increase access to care: current status and way forward
  • Sunday, July 23 at 1:00pm AEST / Saturday, July 22 at 11:00pm EDT
  • CHAI Presenter: Christian Stillson

Oral abstract sessions

• From silos to solutions: Embracing integration for better health outcomes
  • Wednesday, July 26 at 10:30am AEST / Tuesday, July 25 at 8:30pm EDT
  • CHAI Presenter: Chukwuemeka Agwuocha

Poster Exhibition

• Impact and cost-effectiveness of 3 different long-acting pre-exposure prophylaxis products in 3 African countries: a mathematical modelling study
  • Authors: D. Kaftan, D. Resar, M. Milali, J. Campbell, A. Olowu, I. Platais, H.-Y. Kim, S. Jenkins, A. Bershteyn

• Lessons Learned from the introduction of advanced HIV disease package of care in Nigeria
  • Authors: B. Levy-Braide, N. Otubu, O. Abudiore, W. Eigege, O. Sowale, A. Inyang, I. Amamilo, D. Rathakrishnan, A. Moore, J. Conroy, C. Amole, F. Lufadeju, O. Wiwa, C. Adesigbin, P. Nwaokenneya, U. Atu, M.-I. Patiko, A. Ikpeazu, R. Oladele, O. Agbaji, S. Akanmu

• Barriers to ART adherence in neonates and infants from the LIFE study in Mozambique
  • Authors: K. Pereira, A. Mahumane, W.C. Buck, M. Müller, A. Patrício, S. Bocharnikov, J. Lequechane, M. Maviga, J. Ndarissone, F. Chale, K. Elsbernd, B. Meggi, A. Kroidl, I. Jani

• Using the Young People and Adolescent Peer Supporters (YAPS) model as a mechanism to decentralize HIV Testing Services and enhance Linkage among Adolescents and Young People in Uganda
  • Authors: A. Dennis, E. Magongo Namusoke, T. Geofrey, T. Evarest, B. Hudson
• Integrating COVID-19 testing and treatment programs into HIV care in low- and middle-income countries: initial success in Zambia
  • Authors: M. Mulenga, J.T. Joseph, N. Hamza, M. Mweemba, N. Mulenga, L. Nchimunya, P. Haimbe, N. Mbewe, P. Choonga, C.R. Wolfe, E. McCarthy, H. Shakwelele, K. Udayakumar, L.B. Mulenga

e-Poster presentations

• Community Advocacy and Partnerships in Expanding Cabotegravir Long-Acting (CAB-LA) Access: lessons for innovators, regulatory bodies, donors, and governments
  • Authors: J.W. Mwangi, A. Mishra, B.N. Ngwatu, K. Sikwese

• Dissatisfaction with general health services is negatively associated with uptake of HIV testing among men in Malawi: a community-representative survey
  • Authors: M. Thorp, K. Balakasi, S. Khan, C. Stillson, J.J. van Oosterhout, B.E. Nichols, M. Cornell, K. Dovel

• Prioritizing nutrition in the management of advanced HIV disease in Zimbabwe – secondary data analysis from the electronic Patient Management System (ePMS)
  • Authors: W. Dube, T. Muteti, H. Njovo, C. Mupanguri, E. Matangi, R. Sapire, T.M. Matsungo

• Lessons learned from pilot implementation of Cryptococcal Meningitis (CM) care package for people with advanced HIV (AHD) in Delhi, India
  • Authors: A. Subramanian, A. Dixit, Y. Bansal, S. Kataria, D. Rathakrishnan, A. Moore, A. Altamura, J. Conroy, C. Amole, U. Chawla

• Accelerating achievement of the 95-95-95 targets using a paediatric and adolescent matrix of interventions
  • Authors: L. Bamford, T. Silere-Maqetseba, Y. Maharaj, R. Fritz, Y. Pillay

• Pediatric advanced HIV disease landscape: outcomes from an assessment in Uganda
  • Authors: A. Nuwagira, R. Kirungi, V. Nabitaka, L. Kabunga, A. Musoke, D. Rathakrishnan, A. Omar, A. Moore, J. Bickerton, J. Conroy, C. Amole, P. Namuwenge

• Lessons learned from operational planning for pDTG introduction and scale-up in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
  • Authors: C. Thammachak, P. Phoumsavanh, K. Banchongphanith, G. Young, T. Sefuthi, D. Sengamphay, D. Rathakrishnan, R. Sapire, Z. Panos, C. Amole

• Dynamic partnership to redefine community engagement in HIV programming in Nigeria
  • Authors: W. Eigege, N. Otubu, O. Abudiore, B. Levy-Braide, O. Sowale, A. Inyang, B. Jack, D. Rathakrishnan, R. Sapire, B. Caldwell, O. Oladapo, O. Ayinde, F. Onuh, F. Lufadeju, C. Amole, O. Wiwa

• Causes of Mortality among People Living with HIV: Preliminary results from a cross-sectional study at 29 health facilities in Uganda
  • Authors: D. Rathakrishnan, A. Nuwagira, A. Omar, V. Nabitaka, R. Kirungi, J. Campbell, J. Joseph, A. Moore, I. Amamilo, L. Kabunga, J. Conroy, C. Amole, A. Musoke, P.M. Namuwenge

• Using flow cytometry to improve pediatric leukemia diagnosis in Mozambique
  • Authors: C. Mudenyanga, F. Amodo, E. Mongo, D. Mutsaka, V. Monteiro, A. Sigauque, F. Matola, R. Chissumba

• High acceptability and preference for pediatric dolutegravir 10mg among children living with HIV in Nigeria at 1- and 6-month follow up, an observational study
  • Authors: O. Sowale, N. Otubu, J. Campbell, W. Eigege, O. Abudiore, B. Levy-Braide, B. Jack, A. Inyang, D. Rathakrishnan, I. Amamilo, Z. Panos, F. Lufadeju, O. Wiwa, C. Amole, I. Lawal, C. Adesigbin, E. Etiobhio, U. Atu, P. Mohammed-Ibrahim, A. Ikpeazu, U. Elemuwa, F. Jajere, B. Fraden, M. Adeyeye, O. Agbaji, S. Akanmu, U. Lawal, S. Ochigbo

• Can self-sample collection increase uptake of HPV testing among HIV and key populations? Findings from a pilot program in Kenya
  • Authors: V. Mwenda, D. Murage, S. Olwande, J. Njeru, L. Osiro, P. Njiri, M. Nyangasi

• Outcomes from the Transitioning children to Optimal Regimens of Paediatric Dolutegravir (TORPEDO) study at 6 months in Benin, Nigeria, and Uganda
  • Authors: J. Campbell, D. Rathakrishnan, B. Ngwatu, J. Bropy, C. Amole, T TORPEDO Study Group Benin, T TORPEDO Study Group Nigeria, T TORPEDO Study Group Uganda

• Provider’s Perception, perceived needs, preferences, benefits, and challenges on the integration of NCDs services delivery with HIV services Rwanda
  • Authors: V. Dushimiyimana, L. Nshimiyimana, G. Van Hove, B. A Kateera, V. N Umuhire, Y.D. Nsaba Uwera, M. Twagirumukiza, N. Ntusi, S. Nsanzimana, S. Callens

• Effectiveness and operational feasibility of integrating facility-based primary distribution of HIV Self-Testing into the national testing program: Results from an implementation pilot in Uganda
  • Authors: G. Taasi, P. Ajuna, C. Katusiime, A. Musoke, M. Lyazi, R. Kizito, M. Lubega

• Evaluating the Scale-Up of the Use of Short-Course TB Preventive Therapy (3HP) Among People Living with HIV Above 15 Years in the Two Sentinel Sites in Kiambu County, Kenya
  • Authors: P.M. Kimani, R. Njenga, R. Pola, D. Karambi, N. Salim, D. Mwangae

• Lessons learned from implementation of integrated point of-care testing for HIV early infant diagnosis and viral load monitoring in Malawi: a model for limited resource settings
  • Authors: C. Chavula, A. Gunda, T. Mwenifumbo, J. Mtaula, G. Ali, F. Chitanda, J. Bitilinyu